If you’ve ever wanted to take a pottery class, now is your chance. Foundry, Port Huron’s home for creators, has several pottery options in October for beginners on up.
Denny Snyder and Mark “Pappy” Brandt have been working hard to get the pottery studio at the former Studio 1219 rebooted to fit Foundry’s mission to connect local artists in a comfortable and inspiring atmosphere.
October’s classes mix traditional weekly beginning classes where students learn to use the wheel with “Just for Fun” nights and ceramic pumpkin carving classes. On Saturday, October 16th, there is an outdoor pottery experience where participants make RAKU Jack-o-Lanterns.
“This is a really cool process like the one we did last November on our big opening,” said Snyder.
They will have a bunch of pre-made Jack-o-Lanterns, skulls, ghosts, and maybe even a few Christmas trees that participants can pick out and paint. The RAKU process involves popping the piece into an open fire and then cooling it in a trash can. The whole process takes about an hour.
“It’s a really cool unique thing that you can’t really do anywhere else around here in the area,” said Snyder. “It’s instant gratification because you can do it and take it home that night.”
Classes are available for all ages, and booking is online at Foundry’s website <HERE>.
Reporting for WGRT – Jessie Wiegand
